At about nine o'clock that night, Chu Tianqi received a call from Zhou Zikai, saying that Zhou Tong had woken up, but was still observing in the intensive care unit, and was expected to be transferred to the ward the next morning.

Hearing this news, Chu Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and had an urge to visit immediately. But he suppressed his thoughts, he knew that going alone at this time would not only not be able to see Zhou Tong, but also make Zheng Zhiwu extremely disgusted.

The next morning, Chu Tianqi, Qu Gang, and Meng Ke, on behalf of the Xuyuan County Public Security Bureau, went to the hospital together, and they first went to visit Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong had just been transferred from the intensive care unit to the ward, his face was very haggard, and his body was relatively weak, but he was in a very good mood and full of confidence in recovering his body.

As a rescued person and a classmate, Chu Tianqi has a lot to say. But due to the presence of all colleagues, especially Zheng Zhiwu, who was even more unhappy and did not leave, Chu Tianqi could only say some clichés and official words in the tone of a leader. He himself felt that these words were vain, lacking the reality they should have, and they seemed very pale and empty, giving people the impression that they were not sincere enough.

When expressing his gratitude to the leaders of the bureau, Zheng Zhiwu specifically mentioned Qu Bureau and Team Leader Meng, but deliberately omitted the Chu Bureau, which made Chu Tianqi very embarrassed. It can be seen that Zhou Zikai on the side is also embarrassed.

Leaving Zhou Tong's ward, the three of them went to visit the two injured police officers again. The two police officers were in the intensive care unit, one injured his head and the other injured his internal organs, and neither of them was out of danger of life. The three of them could only look inside the monitoring room through the glass, learn about the situation from the attending doctor, and express their condolences to the family.

Then the three of them accompanied the dean to the dean's office and listened to the dean's introduction to the entire treatment arrangement. On behalf of the county bureau, Chu Tianqi expressed his gratitude to the hospital for its full treatment. He also stated that the county bureau would ask the hospital to rescue and treat the three heroes at all costs.

Leaving the dean's office, Chu Tianqi asked Qu Gang and Meng Ke to take the first step, while he himself bought flowers and fruits and went to another ward. Through the glass of the door, he didn't see the woman in her fifties, so Chu Tianqi knocked on the door and walked in. In the ward, Zhao Nina was lying on her side on the hospital bed, her head facing the wall, and her classmates were accompanying her. The classmate said that Zhao Nina had woken up yesterday afternoon and had just fallen asleep now. In fact, when he was outside the door just now, Chu Tianqi clearly heard the voice of Zhao Nina talking to her classmates, obviously because the other party didn't want to see him. Since this was the case, Chu Tianqi said a few words to this classmate and left the room.

As soon as I went to work, I visited the hospital, but the two seriously injured people were still in the intensive care unit, and I could not see them, so I could only express my condolences and hearts to my family. These two families are focused on their own families, and they obviously don't care about the bureau leaders, and even have some complaints, complaining that their families have been injured because of the things in the bureau. The other two met, but they were not popular with each other, one of the male hosts was almost cold, and the other patient gave himself the back of his head the whole time. Thinking about the whole visit, Chu Tianqi was in a very unhappy mood and felt bored.

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Coming out of the county hospital, Chu Tianqi directly asked Li Jian to drive to the cemetery, he wanted to pay tribute to Comrade Gao Dazhu.

Let Li Jian stay in the car, Chu Tianqi took the memorial supplies alone and came to the tomb of the tall pillar. It is a cemetery, and the tomb of the tall pillar is in a very inconspicuous position. The photo position on the marble tombstone is empty, only the name of the tall pillar and his wife, and the inscription reads "Son Gaofeng with his wife, son respectfully stands".

Chu Tianqi took out a towel, moistened it with mineral water, carefully wiped the entire tombstone and around the base, and placed a bouquet of flowers on the stele pedestal. Then place the offerings one by one, open the small bottle of liquor, pour it into two paper cups, and place it in front of all the offerings. Then he lit a pillar of incense and inserted it into the small incense burner in front of the tombstone, and specially lit a cigarette and placed it on the side of the tall pillar engraved with the name.

Although civilized sacrifices are now advocated, people still maintain the custom of burning paper, and Chu Tianqi is no exception. Lighting the paper money, Chu Tianqi took off his police hat, held it in his hand, and knelt in front of the tombstone.

Gently picking up the burning paper money with a wooden stick, Chu Tianqi spoke: "Uncle Gao, Aunt Gao, I am a colleague of Gao Feng, and I am Chu Tianqi, director of the Xuyuan County Bureau. In fact, I wanted to come to see your second elder for a long time, but I never fulfilled Uncle Gao's long-cherished wish, so I dragged it down. I came today to tell Uncle Gao the good news, the drug offender you have worked so hard to investigate has been punished, and it is the leader you wrote about in the record - Zhao Boxiang. Zhao Boxiang's ability to subdue the law is the result of the efforts of all the police officers in Xuyuan County, including your son's dedication and your contribution with your life.

Poisoning offenders and committing crimes is something to be happy about and to celebrate. But when I saw the death of this drug criminal, I was more sorry and sad, sad that such a once excellent old policeman had fallen on this kind of thing. This should have been an act that he hated and resolutely combated, but he became the perpetrator and organizer of such an act. I think that when you doubt him, your heart must be doubtful and incomprehensible, and more heartache. You didn't name that in the record, in fact, it is not only for the sake of rigor, but also more of a pity for him.

Uncle Gao, I have also read the content of the record you left for Gao Feng, from which it can be seen that you have a strong love for your son and have high expectations for him. Please rest assured that this crackdown, not only Zhao Boxiang was punished, but those minions were also duly punished, and their threat to your children and grandchildren no longer existed. Gao Feng, his wife, and children don't have to worry about it all day long, they can live a normal life. The son of the second elder is very good, which must have the genes of your second elder, and it is also inseparable from the earnest teaching of the second elder, and it is also influenced by the subtle influence of Uncle Gao's personality.

Your son will definitely come to visit your second elder soon, and he will definitely tell you the good news, but I will tell you now, mainly because I want your second elder to be happy and happy as soon as possible, and Gao Feng should not blame me. Your second elder is about the same age as my parents, and they are my elders, and I respect you from the bottom of my heart, and I admire Uncle Gao's spirit of perseverance and vowing to fight criminals to the end, and I will come to see you from time to time. Speaking of this, Chu Tianqi stopped and kowtowed three times to the tombstone in a proper manner.

Standing up, putting on a police hat, and straightening his clothes, Chu Tianqi saluted towards the tombstone: "Comrade Gao Dazhu, I salute you as a policeman and salute you as a comrade-in-arms." You can rest assured that my comrades and I will certainly inherit your spirit of perseverance, learn from your tenacious and unyielding character, resolutely struggle against all criminal acts, and be qualified protectors of people's lives and property. ”

After the ceremony, Chu Tianqi checked the ashes at the scene and confirmed that there were no potential safety hazards before turning around and leaving.

Turning around, Chu Tianqi saw that a young man in military uniform was walking towards him. The other party's eyes were already glistening with tears, and he was accompanied by a woman and a child.

Before approaching, the young man first saluted Chu Tianqi, then took off his hat and bowed, and said in a choked voice: "Thank you, Director, thank you." I've been here for a while. ”

Chu Tianqi understood that the other party saw a tomb where he was kneeling, and he might have heard what he said. He didn't say polite words, but patted the other party on the shoulder: "Gao Feng, go see your uncle and aunt." After speaking, he nodded slightly to the mother and son, and then quickly walked away.

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Back in the bureau, as soon as I entered the office, Qu Gang came.

As soon as Qu entered the door, he said, "Director, I received a few calls just now, all of them were looking for you, and asked me to go back." ”

Chu Tianqi let out an "oh" sound: "Is it? What's the matter?

"It's vexatious. Qu Gang said, "The callers are Xiao Wanfu's family, Yang Tianming's family, as well as the police officer Xiao Zhang and Xiao Sun's father, they all want to see you." said that he wanted to ask the bureau if he could receive his family's salary. also said that the old and the young in the family can't live their lives. ”

"How did you reply?" Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically.

Qu Gang replied in the affirmative: "I directly refused." How is this possible? The "Regulations" clearly stipulate that civil servants of administrative organs who are sentenced to criminal punishment in accordance with the law shall be dismissed. Although the sentences have not yet been pronounced, for the things they have committed, they will definitely be sentenced, even severe, and their expulsion is certain. If you've been fired, how can you still get paid?"

Chu Tianqi nodded: "Oh, that's it, you replied right." As a public official, especially a people's policeman, it is absolutely impossible for him to continue to retain his job, let alone receive a salary, even if he knowingly violates the law and engages in criminal activities. ”

"It's time like this, I don't think about how to get my family to confess their sins and obey the law, but I still want to take advantage of the public. In my opinion, they are too merciful to their families, and if the public security and the court look for them twice in three days and ask them to cooperate with the investigation and confess their family crimes, I think they will dare to find trouble. Qu Gang said resentfully.

"Those who should be asked to investigate must be investigated, but we must distinguish whether they know about it or not, and we can't make it like a joint sitting. Chu Tianqi said, "In my opinion, they are probably doing this to avoid some investigations, and they want to put forward conditions first in exchange for exchange." ”

"It must be. Lao Zhang and Lao Sun are clearly the unruly masters, because of an autopsy, they have made trouble many times, and only when they found out that their son had drugs in his stomach did they become a little more honest. But now I often quibble, saying that my son was wronged and was harmed by bad people. Qu Gang snorted, "There is really something Lao Tzu, there is something." With this attitude towards their family, these people committed crimes, and they have nothing to do with their families. ”

"Many people embark on the road of crime, mainly because of their own subjective problems, but it is not unrelated to objective factors, especially the influence of family members is often very important. Speaking of this, Chu Tianqi changed the topic, "We must adhere to the principles that should be adhered to, there is nothing to discuss." If their families should cooperate, they must also fully cooperate, which is their obligation and cannot be bargained. Of course, as the family members of former police officers, if their families encounter some difficulties, we also need to help them appropriately. But not now, and it may not be our direct help, let alone make them feel that this is what it should be. There is a price to pay for sin, and we can help appropriately when there is a problem, these are two different things. ”

Qu Gang nodded in agreement: "Okay, you're right." ”

"Because of the struggle with criminals, three excellent police officers are all lying in the hospital, the situation is not optimistic, and even their lives and deaths are unknown, and their families are in great pain. In addition, several police officers have committed crimes themselves, resulting in the destruction of their families and the impact on their family lives. Similarly, the families of the more than 200 criminals are also facing different pains and difficulties. Chu Tianqi said, "Whether these people are heroic and wounded people's defenders, degenerate corrupt elements, or extremely vicious criminals, at least they are still alive, and their families still have hopes." And some of our comrades have paid for their lives because of this, and they are separated from their families, and Comrade Gao Dazhu's family is like this. ”

Qu Gang sighed: "Alas, yes, thinking of Lao Gao, I am still very sad now." If I had been more vigilant and paid more attention to him, maybe the tragedy would not have happened, and I was really derelict in my duty. ”

"Lao Qu, don't blame yourself, as far as Zhao Boxiang's cunning is concerned, it is not so easy to deal with. In fact, he was able to kill him this time, and it also relied on the accumulation of so many painful lessons and the concerted efforts of everyone. To be honest, if there were no previous accumulations, maybe I would be Zhao Huaxin or Du Changsheng. Chu Tianqi sighed lightly, "Hey, in fact, these grievances, grievances, joys and sorrows are all caused by Zhao Boxiang, and they are all caused by that kind of evil thing." ”

Qu Gang let out a long sigh: "Yes, the joys and sorrows are all because of it." ”